Margaret McCorkle, Kathy Raute named to leadership roles in University Advancement
Senior Vice President for Advancement Andrew Davidson has promoted Margaret McCorkle, the former associate vice president for annual giving, to associate vice president for major gifts, effective October 1.
Margaret McCorkle
McCorkle, a respected fundraiser with 26 years of experience at md传媒国产剧 College, will oversee a team of 37 in the solicitation of major gifts from alumni, parents, and friends of the University.
While at BC, McCorkle has held positions with increased responsibility in programs and events, annual giving, class giving, and leadership giving and benefactor events. She was named AVP of annual and leadership giving in 2018.
鈥淧eggy鈥檚 professional legacy to date includes the development and launch of the Graduates of the Last Decade Leadership Council, hiring and investing in the professional development of Advancement staff, capitalizing on new and emerging technologies in support of her team鈥檚 work, and leading the fundraising efforts behind the annual Pops on the Heights, one of the biggest and best philanthropic events in md传媒国产剧,鈥� said Davidson. 鈥淪he is a proven leader who knows our organization and our constituents. I am confident of her continued success in this new role.鈥�
Kathy Raute
In addition, Davidson has named Kathy Raute as the new associate vice president for annual and leadership giving. Raute joins BC Advancement from Children鈥檚 Hospital in md传媒国产剧 where she has served as an AVP and senior director of major and principal gifts since 2014.
Prior to her work at Children鈥檚 Hospital, Raute worked in fundraising at Dana-Farber and Harvard Business School. She will begin on December 2 and will oversee a staff of 40 tasked with securing annual gifts for the University.
"We are very fortunate to have Kathy joining our program," said Davidson. "Not only does she bring years of fundraising and management experience聽but she will also bring a strategic focus to our annual programs,聽building on Peggy鈥檚 good work. I look forward to welcoming her to BC in December."